Geistergeschichten
by Martha De Haas [ed.]; Wilhelm Hauff; Maurice Hewlett et al
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£155.00£139.50
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Zurich: Rascher & Cie, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10" by 8". Arthur Rackham. A limited edition collection of German language ghost stories, illustrated with colour plate by Arthur Rackham. A German language work, printed in blackletter.A limited edition work, this copy is number 697 of 1,000 copies produced.Illustrated with seven tipped in colour plates by Arthur Rackham, synonymous with the Golden Age of Book Illustration.Collated, complete.A wonderful collection of unsettling ghost stories, including tales from Wilhelm Hauff, Maurice Hewlett, Anna Plothow and others, edited by Martha de Haas. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart, with light fading to back strip head and tail. Internally, binding a touch strained to the centre, but generally firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned to perimeters, but generally clean and bright. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 898F4
- Title
- Geistergeschichten
- Author
- Martha De Haas [ed.]; Wilhelm Hauff; Maurice Hewlett et al
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rascher & Cie
- Place of Publication
- Zurich
- Date Published
- 1923
- Size
- 10" by 8"
- Keywords
- ghost stories arthur rackham The Magic Horse The Forest Woman arthur rackham
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Plate
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Tail
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- Tipped In
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- A.N.
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